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Empty Dorms at Salem State to Be Used for Temporary Housing
Vacant dorms at Salem State University’s South Campus will be used to house dozens of homeless families and migrants who recently arrived in Massachusetts. The school closed the Bates Complex earlier this year as part of its long-term plans to sell South Campus and concentrate programming in the campus core. A university spokesperson said the Bates Complex was primarily...
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Salem State Reopens Dorms for Temporary Housing
Vacant dorms at Salem State University are being turned into temporary housing for migrants and homeless families.
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Suspected Robber Barricaded in Salem Home
Police in Salem asked people to stay away from Broadway, near Salem State University, after a person involved in a robbery holed up in a residence.
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Suspected Robber Barricaded in Home Near Salem State University
A suspected robber is barricaded in a home in Salem, Massachusetts, near Salem State University, prompting police to urge the public to avoid the area near Broadway. The robbery, involving a dispute over a scooter, took place near Bowditch Hall, police said. One of the people involved in the robbery may have had a weapon and shown it. The robber…
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Salem State Students to Be Disciplined After Party
Over the weekend, police broke up a large party near Salem State University.
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After Off-Campus Party, Students at This Mass. College Face Disciplinary Action
Salem health officials are looking for more than 50 people who attended an apartment party near Salem State University over the weekend, and say they will face the “appropriate consequences.” Police arrested one person, who is not a SSU student, for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest when they broke up the the party on Becket Street Friday night. The property…
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Salem State Brawl: Attackers Sought After Fight Leaves Man Seriously Injured
Police in Massachusetts are searching for several people after a man was seriously injured in a fight at Salem State University following a Halloween party. Authorities said the fight happened at about 1 a.m. Friday in the university’s Harrington Building parking lot. The victim, who was not identified, suffered serious injuries, according to police.
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4 People Accused in Woman's Brutal Beating in Salem Appear in Court
A group of four who were allegedly involved in a brawl that battered a woman, leaving her with broken teeth and bruises, are due in Salem court on Wednesday. The victim, 20-year-old Jayda Byrne, suffered a concussion and had to repair some teeth that were knocked out during the violent confrontation over the weekend in Salem, Massachusetts.
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4 Arrested in Salem Beating That Left Woman Cut, Bruised, Concussed
Four people have been arrested on charges connected to a large fight that left a college student beaten and bloodied in Salem, Massachusetts, this weekend, police said. Jayda Byrne, 20, suffered a concussion, bruises and cuts and had to repair teeth that had been knocked out during the altercation.
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Woman Speaks Out After Beating in Salem
Four people are facing charges in connection with a beating in Salem, Massachusetts, that left a woman with stitches and broken teeth.
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The Future of The Salem Diner Is Up in the Air
by Marc Hurwitz A North Shore diner that is also an historic landmark is now facing what appears to be an uncertain future. According to an article in The Salem News, the future of The Salem Diner is now unclear, as Salem State University–which purchased the Loring Avenue eatery in 2013–is in the middle of consolidating its on-campus food options...
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Papa Gino's Closing More Locations in Massachusetts
This week’s Restaurant Roundup includes a pizza chain downsizing, a place specializing in bundt cakes and crowdfunding for a brewery
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Family Members Accept Chris Joyce's Diploma
Twenty-three-year-old Christopher Joyce was shot and killed while visiting his grandpa’s Boston apartment two weeks shy of his college graduation
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Murdered Student Remembered at Salem State University Commencement Ceremony
A young man who was killed in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood two weeks shy of his college graduation was remembered at his school’s commencement Saturday with a moment of silence.
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Murdered Classmate Honored at Salem State Graduation
A moment of silence was held at Salem State University’s commencement ceremony on Saturday to pay tribute to life of Christopher Joyce, who was shot and killed two weeks shy of graduation.
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Victim's Family Angry After Double Murder Suspect Hid His Face During Arraignment
A Massachusetts man accused in the shooting deaths of two men in Jamaica Plain appeared in court on Monday.
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‘Always a Good Student': Friends Mourn Salem State Classmate's Murder
Friends of 23-year-old Chris Joyce, one of two people shot to death in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, are mourning his loss.
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Family, Friends Remember Jamaica Plain Shooting Victims
Police are continuing to search for a suspect as 23-year-old Chris Joyce and 58-year-old Clayborn Blair are remembered by family and friends as loving, kind men.